This
list of people who carry out risk assessments is not exhaustive, nor
does it represent individuals or organisations that we would recommend.
Rather, it provides a starting point for people working within the
Church’s safeguarding structures in Dioceses and Religious Orders
to make contact and explore the possibility of employing these services
for individual risk assessments.

Commissioning
of these or other risk assessors should be done following guidance
within the Catholic Church's policy on independent risk assessments.
The policy specifies criteria to be met by independent risk assessors
and can be accessed on the CSAS website; the essential requirements
are summarised below.

The
Catholic Church in England and Wales has national policies and procedures
governing how the Church should prevent abuse and respond to allegations
and concerns that are made against people in a Church setting. In
many cases where allegations are made, although statutory investigation
may not lead to a finding of guilt in Court, concerns about continuing
risks of abuse frequently remain and must be addressed if the Church
is to protect vulnerable people of all ages. The Church believes that
assessments of risk should be reasonable, professional and proportionate
and the Church is committed to accessing high quality assessments
to assist it in its valuable safeguarding work. The Church needs,
therefore, to appoint people who are appropriately qualified, trained
and experienced in assessment of child sex offenders in particular.

All
organisations or individuals commissioned to undertake risk assessment
of sex offenders must meet the following criteria:

Employ professional staff who are trained in and experienced in
the assessment and treatment of sex offenders

Have clear arrangements for professional supervision of staff in
place

Be able to demonstrate effective links to statutory safeguarding
systems

Have experience in working co-operatively with statutory safeguarding
agencies in England & Wales

Demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development &
appropriate professional networks, for example by Membership of
NOTA (the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers)

Run by Professor David Middleton
Consultancy, training and research for public services in sex offender risk assessment and risk management
Contracted to the Independent Safeguarding Authority to provide reports for the DCSF.
Experience of presenting evidence to courts.

Dave Tregaskis

The Granary,
School Lane,
Shuttington,
Tamworth,
B79 0DX

Tel: 07811 495725
Email: dave@tregaskisd.freeserve.co.uk

Founder member of West Midlands Sex Offender Unit.
Has worked with the Police in the area of public protection
Assessments typically involve three or four sessions with the subject of the assessment.
Average cost of an assessment is £1600 at a rate of £65 per hour
He has worked with men in the main but will work with women with a female colleague
Has conducted in excess of thirty risk assessments for the Catholic Church

David Heron Associates

PO BOX 91,
Newton Abbott,
Devon,
TQ12 5ZE

Tel: Not given
Email: Not given

Works independently, providing consultancy, assessment and treatment services to agencies concerned with child and public protection.

Independent expert providing risk assessments in cases involving sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Has 30 years experience of assessing and treating sexual and violent offenders within the criminal justice system.
Has experience of appearing in the criminal and family courts as an expert witness, and is a member of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses. Qualified to risk assess convicted or alleged sexual offenders - be they male, female, adult or adolescent.
Has experience of providing services to faith groups.
Provides consultancy re risk management/child and public protection issues, and referrals accepted from anywhere within the UK.

NSPCC:
National Clinical Assessment And Treatment Service (NCATS)

Further information available through Fresh Start
Tel: 0207 742 81500

Assessment, treatment and consultation service for children and young people up to age 21 who have been victims or perpetrators of sexually harmful behaviour.
Multi disciplinary team.
The project is managed by the NSPCC and Islington Primary Care Trust.

NSPCC:
Several projects around the country provide independent assessments.
As a central point of contact for enquiries, contact Steve Landy

Risk assessment by psychologists of sex offenders in criminal/civil cases. It is worth discussion to see what they can do outside this particular remit.

Paul Clark
Independent Social Worker

Independent Assessment & Consultancy
PO Box 128
Carnforth
LA5 5AG

Tel: 07549 046 121
Web: www.nwsac.org.uk
Email: pclark@nwsac.org.uk

Risk assessments on adults who have, or are alleged to have, sexually harmed children and young people. Consultation to agencies on safeguarding and risk management. Experience of safeguarding and undertaking risk assessments within faith settings. Experience as past member of Diocesan Safeguarding Commission. Based in North West. Referrals accepted nationally.

Mental Health Consultancy offering number of systemic services including:
developing assessment and treatment services for victims of abuse;
developing assessment and treatment services for perpetrators of abuse;
improving staff selection;
changing organisational cultures to enhance transparency;
teaching and training; improving management practices;
improving supervision practices;
developing support groups for non-abusive men and women religious;
improving the media portrayal of the RC Church in relation to management of abuse crisis.

Phoenix Forensic Consultants
Steve Lowe,Director

PO Box 722
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 9BS

Tel: 01483 527857 or 07809 719210

Email:
steve@phoenixforensicconsultants.co.uk

Risk assessment reports and devise short term treatment interventions for adult and adolescent males.
Specialise in reports on individuals with an emphasis on people of faith.
Have provided risk assessment reports to the Catholic Church and other religious organisations.
Approach consists of Initial reading and preparation time; telephone and written liaison with referrer and any other agreed parties.
Client interviews are normally up to 8 hours
Review of interview material i.e. audio/video tapes and preparation for report
Reading and or researching of other relevant material
Provision of report

Psychology Associates
Sam Baeza & Philip Dodgson

5 The Drive
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 3JD

Tel: 01273 778123
Email: admin@psychology-associates.com

Sam Baeza has completed several risk assessments on Catholic priests and clergy of other denominations. He works mainly in the south coastal area up to London region. Costs are £130 per hour and include reading of background papers, interviews and report.

St Luke's Centre

St Luke's Centre
Danesfield Road
Manchester
M16 8BT

Tel: 0161 226 4563
Email: info@stlukescentre.org.uk

Professional risk assessment

Case management consultation

Treatment planning

Focus on priests and men and women Religious.

Tim Rogers
CEOP & Police Trained Consultant

Tim Rogers Consulting

Stone Walls
Tilton Lane
Billesdon
Leicestershire
LE7 9DR

0116 259 7084
tim@timrogersconsulting.co.uk

An independent Child Protection Consultant with unique experience and skills.
A former detective working within the Police Public Protection Unit, proactively managing over 100 sex offenders.
A member of the Child Exploitation Online Protection service academy.
Qualified in the Forensic Behavioural Psychology and Risk Assessment of Child Sex Offenders (Uclan and CEOP)